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High Road
12 min. | USA | Documentary Short
PSCC March 30, 11:30 am
Lindsey Hagen
Celebrate the unbreakable bond between Paralympian Meg Fisher and Jack Berry a young para athlete who's cycling career is just beginning to unfold. Together the two navigate life's obstacles with grace and integrity- creating space for the next generation of para cyclists.
It's Just Water And Wind
52 min. | ITALY | Documentary Feature
PSCC April 1, 11:30 am
Luca Rosini
The life and adventures of the explorer Alex Bellini, who has crossed oceans, deserts, glaciers and continents to overcome his limits, illuminate his shadows and seek a possible way beyond the pitfalls of the human condition.
Goodboy
41 min. | USA | Documentary Feature
PSCC April 2, 2 pm
Ashley Mosher
When a woman’s beloved dog, Kenya, is diagnosed with terminal cancer, an adventurous photographer attempts to outrun the dog's death and stumbles into the haunting childhood memories of her dying Father and must reconcile her fear of death to learn how to truly love.
In The Bubble With Jaime
38 min. | USA | Documentary Short
PSCC March 31, 11:00 am
Emily Harrold
In South Carolina, African American Jaime Harrison takes on Republican incumbent Lindsey Graham in the race for the US Senate. In a state with one of the largest African American populations in the US, Harrison must face not only a global pandemic but a legacy of racial injustice that makes winning an uphill battle.
It's A Gray, Gray World
6 min. | IRAN | Animation
PSCC April 1, 4:30 pm
S. Mohsen Pourmohseni Shakib
In a completely gray world, the colorful identity of a conservative young man is accidentally revealed by a playful boy. People are terrified of this, calling the police to arrest the young man. But the young man managed to escape, returning the next day to defend his right to freedom.
Jack Has A Plan
73 min. | USA | Documentary Feature
PSCC March 30, 2:00 pm
Bradley Berman
When Jack, a man with a terminal brain tumor for 25 years, decides to end his life, his family and friends struggle to accept his decision. Jack’s best friend documents his three-year quest to die a happy man, culminating in a permanent going-away party.
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Lesbians On The Loose
13 min. | AUSTRALIA | Documentary Short
PSCC March 31, 7:30 p,
Steph Jowett, Tilly Robba
Lesbians on the Loose (LOTL), a free lesbian magazine started in 1989 as a grassroots 8 page black & white newsletter that became Australia’s longest-lived Lesbian magazine. During the 1990s a key shift occurred in Australian gay publishing with the rapid expansion of free city-based newspapers which coincided with the growth of a visibly more diverse gay and lesbian community.
Loop
8 min. | ARGENTINA | Animation
PSCC April 3, 2:00 pm
Pablo Polledri
In this society each human being repeats the same action over and over again, in this society each human being repeats the same action over and over again, in this society each human being repeats the same action over and over again, in this society each human being repeats the same action over and over again.
Kumu Niu
15 min.. | USA | Documentary Short
PSCC April 1, 4:00 pm
Alex Cantatore
The island of O'ahu is covered with coconut palms, but for fear of liability the vast majority of these sacred trees have been stripped of coconuts. The grassroots movement "Niu Now" is on a mission to restore the "niu," or coconut, as a fundamental food crop in Hawai'i and spread the Indigenous wisdom of "aloha 'āina:" loving land and serving people.
Left Alone Rhapsody
100 min.| USA | Documentary Feature
PSCC April 1, 7:00 pm (Mr. Bayless will perform)
Stewart Schulman
Leonard Bernstein protégé, John Bayless, debuted at Carnegie Hall, performing “Rhapsody In Blue.” His jaw-dropping technical prowess at the piano initiated a 30-year-long concert and recording career as a solo pianist, composer, and improvisor. At 54, a left-brain stroke immobilized his dominant right side. The music stopped. John’s magical ‘first act’ disappeared.
Kenyatta: Do Not Wait Your Turn
96 min.| USA | Documentary Feature
PSCC March 31, 6:30 pm
Tim Harris
Malcolm Kenyatta, the self-described “poor, Black, and gay kid from North Philly” is running for the United States Senate. But this race is about more than taking on Malcolm’s political competition. It’s about taking on an entire system. The film examines a key question facing our nation: what does it mean to be “electable”?
Left Behind
10 min.| USA | Documentary Short
PSCC March 30, 12:00 pm / April 2, 12:00 pm
Bria Light, Tanay Gokhale
Potters in rural Rajasthan have been making a living plying their craft for countless generations. But with the squeeze of modern economic forces, this may be the last generation to uphold this ancient tradition.
Left Behind
10 min.| USA | Documentary Short
PSCC March 30, 12:00 pm
Bria Light, Tanay Gokhale
Potters in rural Rajasthan have been making a living plying their craft for countless generations. But with the squeeze of modern economic forces, this may be the last generation to uphold this ancient tradition.